Fantasy

Assassin’s Creed

By Elena Lazic

Michael Fassbender attempts to rescue the humble video game movie in this fantasy epic. The results are baffling.

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

By Adam Woodward

Gareth Edwards opts for the slow burn over the whiz-bang in this Star Wars spin-off. The results are spectacular.

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The Wailing

By Anton Bitel

An outbreak of madness and murder takes hold of a small South Korean town in this superlative thriller.

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

By Elena Lazic

This lavish Potter spin-off set in 1920s New York severely lacks for honest-to-goodness magic and awe.

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

By Adam Woodward

Tim Burton’s latest is an enchanting YA fairy tale that sadly outstays its welcome.

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Aloys

By Anton Bitel

Swiss director Tobias Nölle stuns with this haunting feature debut about alienation and hope.

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Set the Thames on Fire

By Ewan Cameron

London meets its maker in this charming, frazzled shoestring road movie about two pals braving the apocalypse.

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Pete’s Dragon

By Adam Woodward

Disney’s dazzling ode to childhood innocence and the power of imagination will make your heart soar.

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The BFG

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Steven Spielberg goes big with this magical children’s story adaptation. But is it twisted enough for Roald Dahl?

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Tale of Tales

By Trevor Johnston

Matteo Garrone serves up a trio of fabulously gory fantasies with the help of a solid ensemble cast.

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Gods of Egypt

By David Jenkins

Underachieving rather than awful, Alex Proyas’ cornball, CG-driven adventure is tiresomely mad.

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Warcraft: The Beginning

By Anton Bitel

Despite the silly names and cheesy nerdism there’s plenty of fun to be had in Duncan Jones’ video game adaptation.

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The Neon Demon

By Adam Woodward

Elle Fanning bares her soul in Nicolas Winding Refn’s beautiful dark twisted fantasy.

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Journey to the Shore

By David Jenkins

A ghost trapped in limbo accompanies us on a romantic road-trip, but only tedium ensues.

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X-Men: Apocalypse

By Adam Woodward

The third instalment in the rebooted comic book franchise is a colossal failure on every conceivable level.

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Alice Through the Looking Glass

By Anton Bitel

There’s charm, humour and no shortage of strangeness in this radical rewriting of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale.

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The Huntsman: Winter’s War

By David Jenkins

This originality-neutral trawl through a fairy tale fantasy world is saved by the comedy sidekicks.

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